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- ***Getting In Touch with Your True Self - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2012 from Don Neviaser,The human mind is a very creative force and throughout history, this ability to conceive new perspectives and concepts allowed us to come a long way in a relatively short period of time. Learning to devise better and more efficient ways of utilizing resources, along with a concept of future ...
Views: 2011(1 vote) - Successful Facts about Group Discussion - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Rashmi PriyaGroup Discussion is a discussion among participants who have an agreed topic. Group discussion is basically carried out by institutes and companies to check the behavior of a candidate in a group. His leadership qualities, listening abilities and problem solving skills. They check his team ...
Views: 2011 - We are all Prisoners In The Vicious Circle Tit For Tat Bullying Tag Game - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2012 from William CottringerWe are all Prisoners In The Vicious Circle Tit For Tat Bullying Tag Game By Dr. Bill Cottringer, in association with Storm Door Productions. “Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.” ~Benjamin Disraeli. Bullies Bullies come in all shapes and sizes— Countries, religions, girls ...
Views: 2011(2 votes) - The Power of Believing - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2016 from Ascendance Project"It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen." - Muhammad Ali Nobody really starts out believing in themselves or in their goals. One has to constantly remind himself that he is not crazy and his goals isn’t ...
Views: 2010 - Does your leadership reflect your intentions? - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2014 from Susan FreemanThis month’s theme is about Intention as a leadership practice. I recently visited Bhutan, a fascinating, tiny country in Asia, just south of Tibet and north of India. Famous for its breathtaking natural beauty and unique architecture, Bhutan was closed to the West until the early 1960’s. ...
Views: 2009 - A Time for Collaboration - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Sharon SaylerI shouldn’t watch the news anymore… I was watching the hearing on what will be done to fix the current state of sad affairs and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing… to paraphrase, because I don’t write word for word notes while livid… “We’ve done a lot of thinking about it and that seems ...
Views: 2008(3 votes) - Be As Smart As Einstein in 4 Simple Steps - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2012 from Judy WidenerWhen Albert Einstein died, there was much anticipation about what the autopsy of his brain would reveal. Scientists speculated that his brain was significantly larger or more dense that normal. So they were confused and disappointed to discover that Einstein's brain was actually slightly smaller ...
Views: 2008 - The 10 Things That Stop you From Having a Great Life - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Team Afro1. Debt Since we are in America, we must look at the primary means of setback for most Americans. America is designed for all adults to be in debt for most, if not all, of their lives. If you are over 18 and do not understand this concept then you may be headed for trouble. When you turn 18 ...
Views: 2007 - Flaunt - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Ungenita Katrina PrevostEvery night before I go to bed. I write out 10 successes for the day. Some days they're monumental other days they're not but no matter how big or small I celebrate them all. By writing your successes, you focus on your successes; . you will draw more success to you. Whatever we focus on ...
Views: 2006(2 votes) - Dysfunction And Deception - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2010 from Tom WrightTom Wright I have heard many people say that they come from "dysfunctional" families. This is a label, a judgment that does not reflect the highest reality of what's really going on in any family. Dysfunctional implies that there is "some way" families should function, and that if they ...
Views: 2005(1 vote) - Has Anger Become an Issue or Have We Lost the Concept of Respect for Others? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Carl Nielson“Does Serena Williams, Kenye West and Rep. Wilson demonstrate the need for anger management or is it something else?” America is exploding with public displays of person-directed anger in sports, entertainment and politics. While anger is a normal human emotion, the displays of verbal ...
Views: 2005(4 votes) - Resistance is Fertile - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Jennifer Zurick-WitteResistance is Fertile There are days when my being simmers in a stew full of resistance and I don’t want to do any of the things I’m supposed to do. Nothing feels clearly defined and my thoughts stagnate into a glop of gooey mush. Writing feels like just so many more words. Running feels ...
Views: 2004(3 votes) - Self Realisation: Running And The Journey - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperIt occurred to me how running is a great metaphor when it comes to the journey of removing the images and projections we have of reality and seeing reality for what it truly is. Something that can also seem to be, two steps forward and one step back at times. When we first start running it ...
Views: 2001 - Tolerating Allowing - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2012 from George SewellTo tolerate, or not to tolerate, that is the question. Well, yes it is a question. To tolerate means, in this sense, to endure and put up with someone/something (unhappily.) In effect, “I don’t like (it, you, them, etc., ) but I won’t (can’t) waste anymore of my time fussing with (it, you, ...
Views: 1999(1 vote) - Are you a Secure Enough as a Leader to Empower Others? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe most effective way of leading any team is not by trying to do everything yourself, clutching onto every morsel of power your position holds. The best way to lead any team to greatness is to identify leaders within your teams, invest time to build them up into great leaders themselves. Give ...
Views: 1998(3 votes) - Barriers to Living a Happy Life - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Pat MussieuxI have a few questions for you to consider. Do you have the potential to be a nicer person? Do you have the potential to have more fun in your life? Do you have the potential to make more money? Do you have the potential to grow your business? Do you have the potential to have more ...
Views: 1997(2 votes) - 3 More Positive Strategies to Deal with Your Eeyore Vampire Boss - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2014 from Joey FaucetteA couple of weeks ago I shared with you “3 Positive Strategies to Deal with an Eeyore Vampire Boss.” I knew there were flocks of negative bosses everywhere, but evidently more than I realized. Your overwhelming response prompted me to remember some of my Eeyore Vampire bosses. The one who was ...
Views: 1996 - 96 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Adrienne MarksThese are just some ideas to change your life short-term, long term, to make you feel better, give you more energy, to give you a healthy mind and body. Try 1, 2, 5, 10, 15 – all or some of them - life is not meant for playing small play the best you can each and every day ……. 1. If you ...
Views: 1996 - A Time to Dance - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Charlene ProctorLately, my heart has been uplifted by the joy and hope that is so strongly felt by everyone during the holiday season. Part of the Christmas celebration is to renew our faith in the light that naturally shines through each one of us. The deeper message of the season is that we can experience a ...
Views: 1995 - Today's Fantasy Becomes Tomorrow's Reality - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2009 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine, 2009 Words: 480 Keywords: Fantasy, Reality, Imagination, God, Devil, Dream, Alien, New Dimension, Society It's all a matter of perspective and imagination. Have you ever dreamed ...
Views: 1992 - ***Being True to You - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2013 from Don Neviaser,One of the best ways to begin the process of being truer to yourself is to stop acting or “per-forming” with a primary impetus being to appease others. Granted, there are times and places when it is necessary to act within certain parameters, such as in a work environment. However, we all go ...
Views: 1990(1 vote) - Happiness Is A Decision - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2010 from Michelle CastoSuccess and Happiness is a feeling every human being on this planet desires in their heart of hearts. And yet most of us look for happiness in all the wrong places and end up causing ourselves more suffering. This is because we are looking outside of ourselves for some thing or some one to ...
Views: 1989 - Thinking Thoughts That Transform The Truths That’s Told - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2020 from W.T. & Pamela HamiltonYour thoughts tell you a truth. They help you form your perception of reality. It is the secure feeling we get when we can justify our reality. But what is real is only real for you because your mind tells you it’s real. Even when you try to tell yourself that your thoughts are wrong, sometimes ...
Views: 1989 - 3 Ways to Become a Super Person - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2012 from wayne shemwellI was driving down the freeway the other day when I saw a billboard with a picture of Christopher Reeve on it. The caption simply read, “Super man.” People might have remembered him for his timeless portrayal of Superman. But they will never forget his tireless crusade on behalf of ...
Views: 1988 - What Should You Do When You Feel Down? - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Jahiel KamhiA couple of days ago, I got a phone call from my cousin asking me an interesting question: “What to do when you feel down?” “I’ve been feeling blue for many days,” he said, with no particular reason to feel that way. “Do you believe I am getting depressed?” was his question. “Nobody can tell ...
Views: 1988(1 vote) - Quick to Say “No”? - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2013 from Jane CranstonI’m standing on line at the supermarket behind a mother and her five year old son. Bored, tired, and cranky, the child wants out, as does the mother. The boy starts asking questions and for things. “No!” says the mother. “No” is the answer so many time that she is ahead of her son’s requests. ...
Views: 1985(1 vote) - Common Sense Time Management Learned The Hard Way - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from William CottringerCommon Sense Time Management Learned The Hard Way By Bill Cottringer “Time is the school in which we learn, time is the fire in which we burn. ~Delmore Schwartz. Today, given the tons and miles of information overload that the Internet and other technology has produced and the ...
Views: 1983 - SUCCESS WAITING TO HAPPEN: You can make it happen. Here’s how. - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieSUCCESS WAITING TO HAPPEN There is a proverb that gives a warning: This is an accident waiting to happen. A dangerous situation has been created and it is inevitable that an accident will happen, sooner or later. Let’s reverse this idea and let us do all the things that will lead on to success. ...
Views: 1983 - Time to Recharge - Don't Get Run Down - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2012 from Dianne DanielsFeeling run down? Tired? While on your self-improvement journey, if you feel really run down or tired, you may find there is an old belief or behavior pattern that is out of sync with who you are becoming. Your natural state of being is vibrant, excited and happy to be alive, but there are ...
Views: 1983(1 vote) - How to have a great day at work - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Lisa PhillipsIs this a typical working day for YOU? 6am Oh no, the alarm is going off and I have to get up. I can't face work today. I would rather stay in bed! I will just press the snooze button one more time. 7am Do I look ok? My hair is a mess. Why do I always look so terrible? I look so ...
Views: 1980(1 vote) - Awareness - 1st Step to Success - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2012 from Senol ASANPicture this: it is already evening and you prepare to go to bed. You feel tired and you are just waiting to hit the pillow. Just before going into the restful sleep you think about the day and you realize that you have almost no recollection about what you did. You vaguely remember that you ...
Views: 1979(1 vote) - Beautiful love: 10 blessings of love, beauty and journeys - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieBEACONS OF BEAUTY BLESSING B: Beautiful life, beautiful love – we can express it all. L: Lap up the beauty and love all around and say thanks and give thanks for all you see, feel and what touches you. E: Exceptional beauty abounds – etch the bounty of beauty upon your mind and soul and ...
Views: 1979 - What’s Keeping You Down? - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffA lot is written at this time of the year reminding you to be grateful for what you have and thanking God or your Creator for your blessings. Yes, it is good and important to be grateful and set aside one day per year to express that gratefulness but what about the rest of the year? Most people ...
Views: 1979(2 votes) - Happiness is a Choice: 7 Ways To Feel Happy Right Now - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2010 from Isobel PhillipsHappiness isn't something that suddenly appears in our lives when we have everything we want; happiness is a choice we make in every moment. Sometimes it's just not possible to feel on top of the world; for example if we've just lost someone we love, nothing is going to make us feel happy right ...
Views: 1977(5 votes) - Patrick Daniel's Finding Your Road To Success:How to get there without getting lost Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Norm GoldmanAuthor: Patrick Daniel, C.A. ISBN: 978-09867060-0-4 Publisher: PDCA Publishing Patrick Daniel is a Canadian Chartered Accountant who has achieved success by the time he was thirty-one. He informs us that his net worth was more than an average person aged sixty-five or older according to ...
Views: 1977 - Language is an expression of who we are and how we feel - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2010 from Glenda GibbsLanguage is an expression of who we are and how we feel Ponderings ... by Glenda Gibbs When my grandson was a little guy we shared a lot of time together. Occasionally he would come home from school expressing words eliciting an oh-my-gosh look response from me. Telling him it wasn’t nice ...
Views: 1973(3 votes) - 40 Powerful Ways to Self Sabotage Your Success - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Troyann WilliamsBefore we begin our journey through the 40 powerful ways you can self-sabotage your own success, let's take a moment to define "self-sabotage". Self-sabotage is most recognizable by the experience of an internal "tug-of-war" between having a desire to do something and feeling like you can't ...
Views: 1970 - Creative Destiny - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2012 from Don Neviaser,Creative Destiny Perhaps there is such a thing as fate and our lives may well be written on a celestial tablet somewhere. But if our lives are indeed predestined, why do we have the freedom to think and act independently? Why are we given the daily choice to pursue success or failure during ...
Views: 1967(2 votes) - Avoiding Negative People on the Road to Success - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2012 from Cindy HartmanSuccess can be, and probably is, something different to each one of us. But the road traveled to reach that success, whatever it is to you, will most likely be a long journey. This journey will have sharp curves,steep hills, narrow shoulders, deep ruts, many detours, and possibly even some dead ...
Views: 1966(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: I Think I'll Be Eternally Grateful - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2012 from Tina TessinaThank you, Dear Dr Romance: I've stumbled across your website, and think I'm going to be eternally grateful for having done so. Your advice is a pleasure to read, with helpful action-plans for effecting change. I love your articles on relationships with parents/children, being one's own best ...
Views: 1966 - Gifts, Giving, Graciousness, Guilt - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2011 from Sasha Lauren, Americas Trusted Organizing Expert (not current)"You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give." Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet As a Professional Organizer, I’ve witnessed houses that are literally under siege from unwanted material belongings that were either formally given as ...
Views: 1962(1 vote) - Sometimes We Make It Hard For Ourselves - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2009 from Tom WrightSometimes, It's Hard! Life is great, life is good, and in the words of Helen Keller, life is an adventure or nothing at all. And, sometimes, life is also hard. Why? Who knows? We hit the wall. We skim the skids. We get upset. We get angry, we get frustrated, things don't look like they're ...
Views: 1960(2 votes) - Learn How To Be A Hero - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2010 from Sally MarksI love movies. I not only enjoy the spectacle, the humor, drama and music, I find it satisfying to absorb the moral of the story through the comfort of a cushy seat in an air conditioned theater. Movies, like sports, give you the chance to root, root, root for the home team, without ...
Views: 1959(1 vote) - Our Perfect Game - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from CHARLES GLASSMANOn Wednesday night last week, something very special happened…almost. As the Boston Red Sox game played in the background while I worked on the computer, I heard the announcer say that in Detroit, pitcher Armando Galarraga was working on a perfect game. (For those non-baseball aficionados, a ...
Views: 1959(4 votes) - Top Ten Happiness Robbers - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2009 from William CottringerTop Ten Happiness Robbers By Bill Cottringer “You can never make another person happy, only unhappy. ~The author. Are you happy enough with your happiness bank account balance? Knowing that a happiness bank account balance can never be high enough, here are a few bank robbers you ...
Views: 1958(4 votes) - ATTITUDES THAT GUARANTEE SUCCESS. DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenziePOT OF GOLD A most glorious rainbow brightened up the Singapore skyline as the sunset. Students I was teaching wanted to stop and enjoy the rare sighting of the beautiful hues cascading between the skyscrapers. Exclamations of this is so lucky and rainbows mean good luck delighted the class and ...
Views: 1957(2 votes) - Engagement: Getting Over the “Them versus Us” Mentality - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffMaximizing the productivity of workforce talent is the greatest leadership challenge in today’s marketplace. Increased efficiency and productivity means increasing razor-thin profitability. The answer lies in connecting the communication dots by tying workforce productivity to the company’s ...
Views: 1952(1 vote) - What makes agood leader - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2011 from Praveen benWhat Makes A Good Leader? 7 Essential Skills Of Leadership. What makes a good leader? 7 Essential skills of leadership. Leadership skills are, within you. Leader is the person, who nurtures the leadership qualities, available within him. Leadership is nothing but, fulfillment of, innate ...
Views: 1950 - Creating a More Positive Environment - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2012 from William ConstantineWe are constantly being bombarded with information, but is the information you are being bombarded with helping you or hurting you? Odds are you have created some type of daily routine or ritual — wake up, get coffee, read the paper, listen to the news, etc. But are you aware of what you ...
Views: 1949(3 votes) - How to Care for and Improve Your Attitude - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Roger SeipAs a reader of SelfGrowth.com, you’ve likely given some thought to the whole idea of your “attitude.” Some offices I've been to usally have a corny but helpful poster with some pithy saying about “attitude” right? Some of the more popular ones: “Attitude is everything!” “It’s your ...
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